Obama, Putin to speak Friday on Snowden

By Jennifer Epstein

07/12/13 02:02 PM EDT

President Barack Obama will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin later Friday in a pre-scheduled phone call, White House press secretary Jay Carney said.

National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden and his recent suggestion that he would be interested in asylum in Russia is sure to be part of their conversation but, Carney said, "I don't think that's the only topic that will be discussed."

"I don't want to predict or put into the president's mouth words that haven't been spoken. I'm sure President Putin is aware of our views about Mr. Snowden and I know that issue has been discussed at a variety of levels between our two governments," Carney said.

It will be the first call between the two leaders since Snowden arrived at a Moscow airport in late June.